As the pain intensified, a profound sense of pain washed over him whenever her hit landed.
He cursed himself for foolishly heeding Sonny’s advice.
To think he had tried to intimidate her with the ferule! Now, he had unwittingly armed her with a good ‘weapon’ and given her a legitimate reason to torture him.
Lucinda was aware of his pain, yet she asked, “Does it hurt?”
“Ouch! It hurts!” Nathan replied, understanding the meaning behind her question.
She looked at his palm and saw that it was swollen.
She gently placed the ferule aside and began soothingly rubbing his palm with her thumb to alleviate the discomfort.
“You know it’s going to hurt. If you hit me, the pain I feel might surpass yours. So why on earth would you still want to beat me with this thing?”
Nathan appeared like he was unjustly accused.
“No, I was just bluffing. How could I actually hit you with this?”
But she didn’t mind beating him with it.
And she mustered every ounce of her strength.
After hitting him, she tenderly rubbed his hand. It left him seething with anger, yet powerless to act.
He felt even more aggrieved as his eyes welled up with tears.
Wearing a serious expression, Lucinda blurted, “Bluffing? You can’t do that too. What if I can’t take it? You barged in and startled me with your ferocious shouting. What if I faint out of fear? Besides, shouldn’t you love and care for me?”
Seeing his speechlessness, she went on with the lecture.
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“A real man should confront the villains outside, not mistreat his own woman. A man who lays a hand on his woman is utterly worthless. Is that the kind of man you aspire to be?”
Nathan found himself completely swayed by her words. He momentarily forgot that he had never even had the thought of slapping her.
A cold light flickered in her eyes.
“Do you admit your wrongdoing?”
“Yes, I should never have considered it.”
“Should I punish you tonight?”
“Yes.”
Once again, Lucinda firmly clasped his fingers, took the ferule, and proceeded to deliver two swift strikes to his hand.